subject: Things About The Wristwatch [print this page] A watch can be considered a timepiece made to be worn by a person. Technology has developed a lot and the watches in our days don't only show the time but also the date and various other things. Electronic watches can have even more functions.
Wristwatches became popular in 1920s. The pocket watch remained the favorite of many even when the wristwatch appeared on the market. The old-fashion watch had covers, it was attached to a watch chain and was carried in the pocket. These types of watches are usually regarded as jewelry. The pocket watch is a collectible item that is very appreciated by many collectors. These pocket watches usually have mechanical movements and are powered by strings.
In the old days, men used to wear watches according to their attire. Whether informal, semi-formal and formal the watch could have been gold, simple and thin. The dress code has changed a lot since then and now even sport watches are worn to different occasions. Today watches can be decorated with precious gemstones on the face or on the bracelet or they can make them totally of precious stones.
A geek-watch is not a watch made for geeks but it designates that type of watch whose hands turn anticlockwise, the numbers are displayed with LEDs in a binary numbers and so on. The watch producing companies usually specialize in one or more of these market segments.
Some wristwatches can have functions such as alarms, stopwatch, calendar, minute repeater and many other more complicated functions. Collectors are very interested in purchasing watches that have many functions.
A wristwatch is seen as a device to tell time but also a status symbol. The modern wristwatch has become a piece of modern culture. Many years ago no gentlemen would have been caught wearing this type of watch. Today though people wear their fashionable watches proudly. There are many designer brands that have succeeded in developing watches that meet the need of both the trendy and the practical.
